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Kings of Leon on Track For U.K. Chart Crown With ‘When You See Yourself’
It’ll take something special in the home straight for Kings of Leon to be denied. Their eighth studio album is outperforming the rest of the Top 5 combined. All five of the Followills’ previous studio albums hit No. 1 in the U.K.: Because of the Times (2007); Only By The Night (2008); Come Around Sundown (2010); Mechanical Bull (2013); and Walls (2016). Meanwhile, Japan are eyeing a career-best U.K. chart position with Quiet Life. The deluxe reissue of the new wave outfit’s third album from 1979 is at No. 3, well ahead of its No. 53 peak. Also jostling for Top 10 bows are Australian Britpop revivalists’ DMA’s‘ Live in Brixton collection (No. 4); Scottish rockers Mason Hill’s debut Against The Wall (No. 6); English singer-songwriter Jane Weaver’s Flock (No. 8); Scottish indie ro...
Architects Draw First No. 1 In Australia
For Those That Wish To Exist also rules this week’s ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart and it’s the best seller in the U.K. Coming in at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart is Sheppard’s third album Kaleidoscope Eyes. It’s the Brisbane pop band’s third straight Top Two album, having hit No. 2 with their 2014 debut album Bombs Away and No. 1 with 2018’s Watching The Sky. Rounding out an all-new Top Three this week is Alice Cooper’s Detroit Stories. It’s the shock-rock legend’s highest-charting album in the ARIA charts era, equaling the peak of his 1977’s Lace And Whiskey. (The ARIA Charts were launched in 1983.) Detroit Stories becomes Cooper’s eighth Top Ten album in Australia and second successive Top Ten studio album, following Paranormal (No. 4 in August 2017). Also new to the chart th...
Michael Gudinski’s State Memorial Set For Rod Laver Arena
The 15,000-capacity first opened its doors for a concert back in 1988, when AC/DC rocked the house. In the years since, Gudinski’s Mushroom Group and Frontier Touring have brought some of the world’s biggest artists to Melbourne & Olympic Parks, including Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, and Ed Sheeran. Gudinski passed away last Monday (March 1), at the age of 68. As news spread, Rod Laver Arena and the neighboring AAMI Park were lit up as a mark of respect. Last Wednesday, Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed the music man would be remembered “somewhere iconic that we can come together and celebrate his life.” He continued, “It will be a celebration of his life; the details will be finalized in coming days. It’s got to be COVID-safe of co...
Drake’s ‘What’s Next’ In Striking Distance of U.K. No. 1
Just 800 chart sales separate “Wellerman,” the leader on the First Look chart, and Olivia Rodrigo’s third-placed song “Drivers License,” the OCC reports. Last Friday, “Drivers License” logged its eighth successive week at No. 1 with another strong set of streaming results. A lead change isn’t out of the question. All three tracks from Drake’s Scary Hours 2 EP are poised to impact the Top 10, with “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” at No. 4 and “Wants and Needs” at No. 5. If the Canadian hip-hop star holds his momentum, he’ll have his 24th, 25th and 26th Top 10 singles in the U.K. when the chart is published this Friday. Also new to the chart blast is “Leave The Door Open” by Silk Sonic, the new project from Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. It’s at No. 16. Mars already has 18th Top 20 singles, wh...
Justin Bieber Releases ‘Hold On’ Single: Stream It Now
Justin Bieber gears up for a dangerous mission in his “Hold On” music video, which the pop star premiered on Friday (March 5). The clip opens with Bieber racing through the streets on a motorbike, with police on his tail. Our man even takes a bullet. The cinematic clip us back to before “mistakes are made.” Those mistakes include taking bundles of cash, that don’t belong to him. Actress Christine Ko, who plays Emma in Lil Dicky‘s FX series Dave, stars as his leading lady. Bieber guest starred as himself in an episode of Dave with his “Lonely” collaborator Benny Blanco back in April 2020. Earlier that year in February, Dicky hopped on “Running Over” on Bieber’s Billboard 200 No. 1 ...
Drake Drops Three-Track Pack ‘Scary Hours 2’: Stream It Now
Running to 12 minutes, the new release is the followup to 2018’s Scary Hours, which featured the hit “God’s Plan” and “Diplomatic Immunity”. Drizzy hinted at the three-pack stack with an Instagram post in the hours leading up to its release. This year should be a big one for fans of the Canadian hip-hop star. Drake’s delayed sixth studio album, Certified Lover Boy, is due out sometime in 2021. Stream Scary Hours 2 below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Share First Silk Sonic Single ‘Leave the Door Open’: Listen
“Leave The Door Open” is lounge at its heart; it was produced by Mars and D’Mile, and written by Bruno, Anderson, D’Mile and Brody Brown. Also newsworthy is the launch of Mars’ first lifestyle clothing collection. The “Uptown Funk” singer plays ball with Lacoste on the launch of the Ricky Regal range. The music video for “Leave the Door Open” is directed by Mars and Florent Dechard and can be streamed in full below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Zara Larsson Talks Putting a Modern Twist on Classic Swedish Pop With ‘Poster Girl’ Album
“It knows exactly what the f–k I’m thinking,” she says, her Swedish accent popping as she swears. “The algorithm knows you so well. Sometimes it’s scary.” If this all sounds like Larsson started to lose it a bit during this past year of downtime — well, she would not disagree with you there. “I felt like a little person floating around the universe without anything to anchor me down to reality,” she says. “I identify myself so much by my job: I’m an artist. That’s who I am. And when I didn’t have that, it was very confusing.” It’s one of the many reasons she is eager to get back to work and release her second international album, Poster Girl, out Friday (Mar. 5). A glossy, disco-tinged twist on classic Swedish pop, the LP is something of an identity statement following 2017’s S...
Bruce Springsteen Dedicates ‘I’ll See You In My Dreams’ to Michael Gudinski
On it, Springsteen sings, “The road is long and seeming without end/ The days go on, I remember you my friend/ And though you’re gone And my heart’s been emptied it seems I’ll see you in my dream.” Gudinski, chairman of the powerhouse Mushroom Group of Companies, died Monday (March 1) at his home in Melbourne, aged 68, sending shockwaves through the Australian music community and around the globe. News of Gudinski’s passing prompted an outpouring of grief on social media and was reported in newspapers stretching the world, including Ireland’s top-selling daily, The Independent. Springsteen led tributes to Gudinski, who he described as “first, last, and always a music man.” The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee continued, “I’ve toured the world for the last f...
Nicky Jam and Romeo Santos Give Glowing Performance of ‘Fan de Tus Fotos’ on ‘Fallon’: Watch
On this occasion, Jimmy Fallon got the exclusive when the pair stopped by The Tonight Show on Wednesday (March 3) for a glowing performance of “Fan de Tus Fotos.” Fingers crossed Nicky’s new album with arrive sometime this year, the followup to 2019’s Íntimo. Check out the late-night performance below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
The Avalanches’ Win Australian Music Prize With ‘We Will Always Love You’
“We’re so thrilled to be the winners of the prestigious AMP Award and be amongst the esteemed winners of the past,” reads a statement from The Avalanches following their win. “We’d love to thank everyone involved in making this award happen especially SoundMerch, also to the many people who helped us put this record together. A truly special day for us and we’re so grateful.” SoundMerch is headline sponsor for this year’s award, which carries A$20,000 ($15,600) in prize money for the winner. We Will Always Love You dropped last December and features assists from the likes of Blood Orange, Jamie xx, Weezer, Denzel Curry, and is the follow-up to 2016’s Wildflower, which opened at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. The LP “overflows with ideas, samples, and guests acro...
‘The Voice’ Contestant Aaron Konzelman Soars With Duran Duran Cover: Watch
In January of 2021, Duran Duran celebrated 40th years since the release of their debut record “Planet Earth.” How time flies. On Tuesday night’s blind audition of The Voice, Aaron Konzelman kept the party going with a faithful rendition of another classic from the British alternative rock legends’ well. The Waco, Texas native introduced his gravely, country tones to Duran Duran’s comeback number from 1993, “Ordinary World,” earning an “oh my gosh” from Kelly Clarkson. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and he...
